Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13
The WANDERING MISSIONARY.

OF the region where to build their roaG
to the river. The short corn and small
grain son theroute from Mitchell near tt
Planklnton showed that our informa-
ton vas correct. Apart from the stations
on the line, the land holder has given al
along this line q wide berth to advancing
civilization, building their habitation il
the far distar CO and pushing their corr
fields and cereal crops almost to the
railroad track. No mistaking the fact
that the farmers OF Clay, Yankton and Bor
Homme counties have the inside TRACK
over the tiilers OF the soil in this region
the crops have o far better show in GU.
river counties in south eastern Dakota
than those in regions further north. As
the IRON horse rushed westward every
station made our list OF passengers less
and gave us no new recruits. From our
last station into Chamberlain only your
correspondent renamed, he having the
whole car to himself until joined for
the last half OF the ride by o Texan.
from q stock rancho. 1t gave signs OF
hard times for passenger traffic trade at
the several stations ON this route with
the exception of Plankinten. at one
station as many as FIVE means of
transportation were quietly, nor il
that the exact word, it would
better represent the fact to say impa-
tiently waiting the trains arrival nor
was the crumb of comfort large when it
did come for apart from express matter
and two mail bags the two lady passen-
gers landed each with a small satchel
one of which was carried by q little boy
and the other, the lady carried herself
and the small trunk left oonld be divided
between four two horse teams. We have
all heard Of two titles to a cherry draysge,
at that station they had a show much
like it. The last eighteen miles OF the
route gave us a view of the noted Indian
reservation which President Arthur
opened for settlement and which Presi-
dent Cleveland closed to settlement. III
the white settlers who hszarded oil their
means to make homes on these lands and
were driven off by the order of the adj
ministration leaving their homes and
their crops. Is it any wonder that bitter
feeling, in the superlstive degree, fills
the hearts of these hard working settlers.
Somebody is to blame for this fragrant
injustice. Let the blame rest upon the
guilty ones ven though it fall upon a
sickly se~ntimentalism under the guise of
humanity, This TO mi is q species of
love OF humanity the most inhuman.
If for no other reason the visit to this dis
pnted territory, brought gladness to the
visitors heart, it was no small blessing to
have the privilege OF saying to this noble
yeomanry to hold on and hold out. That
all things will come right to him who
can wait. for as sure es God is God right
will win.
As we steamed down American creek
to the Big Muddy our enthusiasm knew
no bonds. The site of Chamberlain was
we'll chosen, no site could have been Sc
lected with greater wisdom if the beauti-
ful and the picturesque had been the
thought in the selection. The lines of
your correspondent have again fallen in
pleasant places. 1t is again my good
fortune to have O home during
my stay in town IN the beautiful home
OF a banker, the cashier OF the Brnle
county bank, e. W. Sherry, esq, this
time. We also met a. J.. Kelism the
president of that bank. Yesterday in our
ride to a country appointment we
rode two miles by his fenced fields of corn
and cereals. On one side was the we'll
titled fields of President Kellam and
on the other side was the wheat, the oats
and the trees of mine host Cashier
Sherry. 1 made q most pleasant call at
the sanctum of the editor OF The Cham
berlaln Register, G. r. Owens, found in
him the type of the gentleman and
broad humanity and even handed justice
to all, to the white settler as well as the
red man in search of his prey. The first
night Of my arrival in town we assembled
the lofty heights still above u terraced
home while here, lat feet above the water
OF the big muddy. Here the water for the
use of the town is pumped up from the
river and sent forth as an abundant
supply to the inhabitants. We reached
this elevation In time to see a GLORIOUS
sun set as old Sol went down behind the
Indian hills. What a sight, for such
pictures are given to mortala to look
upon in these low grounds of earth. Fa,
away to the north and south with itl
wlndlngs runs the same old stream
which washes the Yankton shores shut in
by towering heights on either side. Near
er to view nestles among the hills, the
town OF Chamberlain creeping upward
toward the reservoirs. One hundred feel
still higher stands the traveller on the
beautiful table land stretching out tc
meet the wide river on the south. To day
my cashier friend who by the way is chair
man Of the county commissioners foI
Brule county. has put to my service his
carriage to see the seeable things in and
about town. In company with Edito,
Owens, we make our first drive to the
reservation. d. B. N.
Select q lot in Taylsr & Sargents ad,
dition before the best ones are ell gone
E. M. O,BRIES.